Variety

Simon Cowell Says ‘I Doubt’ One Direction Will Reunite, Regrets Not Owning Band Name: ‘Could Have Made an Animation or Whatever’

Simon Cowell has one regret about One Direction: not owning the band name. On Stephen Bartlett’s “The Diary of a CEO” podcast, the television and music mogul discussed what made the One Direction ...
Deadline.com

Simon Cowell Regrets Not Taking Ownership Of One Direction Name: “That Was Me Being Very, Very Naive”

(L-R) Simon Cowell, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles and Niall Horan Trae Patton / NBC / Getty Images / Brian Rasic / WireImage Simon Cowell says he was naive when he signed One Direction and ...

Liam Payne says he struggled with 'severe' suicidal ideation and addiction when he was in One Direction

The 27-year-old "Strip That Down" singer opened up about feeling isolated and hitting "rock bottom" at the height of the band's fame.
USA Today

Liam Payne was a prolific One Direction songwriter: Discover his most underrated songs

Rewinding to the days before One Direction was a global pop sensation, longtime fans might recall goofy video diaries that inspired plenty of inside jokes, silly dance moves and Liam Payne being the ...
Rolling Stone

‘Better Than Words’: How One Direction Became One of the Great Rock Bands of the 21st Century

A bathroom figures significantly in the origin stories of at least two classic One Direction songs. The first will be familiar to any fan: Songwriter and producer Savan Kotecha was sitting on the ...
Uproxx

The Pop Icons Who Paved The Way For One Direction

In July 2010, Simon Cowell waved his wand, and five teenage boys from England and Ireland became some of the biggest pop stars on the planet. From their first performance on The X Factor to their last ...
USA Today

'It was toxic': Liam Payne says he was addicted to 'pills and booze' during 'One Direction' fame

The "One Direction” alum revealed that he "didn't like myself very much" during his early boy band days, which he said were filled with "pills and booze" and "moments of suicidal ideation." "There is ...
The Cheat Sheet

One Direction: Who Is the Tallest Member?

’90s babies might be quick to name a few of their own favorite boy bands, but it’s One Direction that captivated audiences in the last decade or so. Even since their split, they’ve remained relevant ...
Entertainment Tonight

One Direction: 'The X Factor' Releases Never-Before-Seen Footage From the Band's First Performances

Back to the beginning! The X Factor UK is offering fans a new look at One Direction's origin story, releasing a new nearly 30-minute featurette. "You've seen how One Direction were put together," an ...
Football

The Open Diary: Gareth Bale has a ball, One Direction star Niall Horan takes a pop at hole-in-one challenge, and bring your own water unless you want to squander £25 for a bottle

Read Ian Ladyman's brilliant Open Diary after another action-packed day of golf....read full article ...
AV Club

Here are 60 minutes of One Direction to give you a taste of Liam Payne's talents

Liam Payne, a former member of the preeminent 2010s boy band One Direction, died on October 16 at the age of 31. In his short and fairly troubled post-1D career, he never fully slotted into his own ...